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. 1994 Aug;68(8):4847–4856. doi: 10.1128/jvi.68.8.4847-4856.1994

Characterization of cell lines that inducibly express the adeno-associated virus Rep proteins.

Q Yang 1, F Chen 1, J P Trempe 1
PMCID: PMC236424  PMID: 8035483

Abstract

The replication (rep) gene of adeno-associated virus (AAV) is involved in AAV DNA replication, gene regulation, and inhibition of cellular transformation induced by various oncogenes. To study the rep gene's antiproliferative effects, we have developed cell lines which express the replication proteins under the control of an inducible mouse metallothionein transcription promoter. The Rep78 protein produced in these cell lines binds to the AAV terminal repeat sequences in vitro and supports AAV DNA replication and trans activation of the AAV p40 transcription promoter in vivo. These cell lines are capable of assembling infectious viruses containing a mutant rep gene or a vector bearing a heterologous gene. Growth rate and colony formation efficiency assays indicated that rep gene expression substantially altered cellular proliferation. Long-term induction of the cell lines followed by removal of the inducing agent suggested that constitutive expression of the Rep proteins does not necessarily result in cell death and that the cells can recover from the cytostatic effects. Flow cytometry analysis indicated that the presence of the Rep proteins increased the population of cells in the S phase of the cell cycle. Thus the rep gene's antiproliferative effects may be realized by interference with cellular DNA replication.

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